UPDATED with interview remarks from Gov. Kim Reynolds
DES MOINES — Redemption and renewed opportunities for people convicted of crimes emerged as a prominent theme in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first Condition...
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her second Condition of the State address on Jan. 15 — her first as an elected governor. Reynolds laid out mental health, education, correctional reform,...
DES MOINES — Iowa GOP lawmakers learned Monday morning that a Republican-led initiative to add the right to bear arms to the Iowa Constitution will be set back until at least 2022 because of a “bureaucratic...
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Monday that the partial government shutdown in Washington, which will enter its 25th day on Tuesday, has had consequences for Iowa farmers.
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DES MOINES — The halls of the State Capitol bustled with anticipation on Jan. 14 as state legislators, officials, and staff settle in for the 2019 legislative session.
Monday marked the first...
The state budget will have slightly less revenue in 2019 than was previously predicted, a state agency projected on Thursday.
However, with nearly 5 percent growth in revenue compared with the previous...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• December 13, 2018
MARCH: State budget cuts hit regent universities
Following cuts to the state Board of Regents in the fiscal 2017 budget, Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $10.9 million in additional budget cuts to be equally...
In addition to being at the forefront of national agricultural conversation with the sprawling 2018 farm bill, industrial hemp legislation is likely on the horizon for the upcoming Iowa legislative session.
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Nearly three months since its deadline passed, both chambers of Congress approved a finalized version of the 2018 Farm Bill. The farm bill is a sprawling piece of legislation renewed every five years that...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• December 11, 2018
As more Iowa women than ever move toward legislating and governing in the coming weeks, analysts say the “pink wave” that swept the state and nation in November may mean a shift in focus toward women-...
Opponents of Iowa’s controversial “fetal-heartbeat” law, that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, argued that “the law is patently unconstitutional and would gravely harm Iowa...
University of Iowa graduate Matt Whitaker’s days as temporary head of the Justice Department are dwindling after President Trump announced his pick for a nominee for a new U.S. attorney general Friday.
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